Tag Archives: Spirituality

I realized its been 4 years, since I had been to the Maha Kumbha Mela. I thought I’d share a little interview that a popular english Radio Channel called Chennai Live 104.8 FM. I have modified the interview by mixing the audio with my images to visually keep the viewer engaged. The next post coming up tells the story in text and images. So keep your eyes open, while you spend your Sunday watching this!

4 months agoby katchutravelsSleep or rest is always accentuated by predictable motion or gentle sounds whose vibrations have a secret connect with our inner senses. If you put in an 'easychair' on the sea coast and stretch your legs, the constant rocking motion of the gentle waves and its sounds put your mind and body to rest. If you are afraid that the moment shall pass too quickly, then put trust in Newton's laws of motion. 'An Object shall stay in its state of rest unless acted upon by an external force'. I put myself at rest, watching another glorious sunset colour the…

4 months agoby katchutravelsA young child plays with his mother in the lower reaches of a waterfall during a sunset. The child is glowing and enjoying the experience of playing in water as the sun's rays permeate through the forests into a thin golden strand, which makes it a lit up quiet zone with just the 2 of them. Its a magical world of changing colours as the sun prepares to show down and burst out, while coloring the greens to yellow. This was done as part of the trail celebrating 20 years of 'The Beach'( which was also made as a movie…

4 months agoby katchutravelsIt does happen at times that when the world dissapears and there are no thoughts, the mind experiences bliss. When the world appears it experiences suffering. One way out of such a structure is to keep yourself perched at a place like this. No telecom signals anyway and your objects of enjoyment are the tree's shade, the swing and the waters in the Gulf of Thailand to cool off. Simple unadulterated pleasures of life to be found aftwr travelling a few thousand miles from home base. *************** This was part of a photo and video series called #TheBeachTrail2017 which is…

4 months agoby katchutravelsWould you ever spend your money to go to a beautiful place to go there and read a book? I ask myself this question when I am in the city and doing the jaunt of the traffic filled commute. I find it strange that some one would do that. But when i am on travel, and I ask myself the same question, I mostly answer yes. At that moment, norhing more is important than creating more feel good moments to fill your life with. I encountered one such moment like that on our #TheBeachTrail2017 and stopped at a place called…

4 months agoby katchutravelsAs the ferry set sail from Chumphon, I encountered a Thai woman, adorned in a colourful skirt come and sit in the seat opposite us. She had 2 friends along with her. We were just about settling into our Thailand trip after a 3 am landing and a 6 hour sleepy bus ride to Chumphon. Our senses were still numb and we masked it by staring at the sea endlessly. I am guessing most of the upper deck members too were on a sleepy bus journey to Chumphon, so they too were slowly opening up. The colourful Thai lady came…

4 months agoby katchutravelsWhen you are in the midst of nature, you dont need a watch. Does 11:37 am even matter to you? We used to wake up at about 8, and finish our brunch by 11 am and be out on the road and beaches exploring the place. The good thing about this is nature would tell us when to eat, when to roam and we realised that our body and nature work perfectly in sync. It really doesnt need a clock but if you still need one, you could use green leaves against the bluish shades of the sky and sea.…

4 months agoby katchutravelsThere is a certain pulse which gets activated when you see such sights on a highway road. Trees flanking the highway, which slants and curves with clouds selectively choosing to which areas of the highway to dim and light up. Then there is a sea at the background which is like your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The pulse that gets activated generates the adrenaline rush that has a direct impact on the accelarator even if its for a few seconds to feel the rush. That moment's high is why we travel because the moment is…

4 months agoby katchutravelsAs the evening sun shone in its might and splendor, a father asked his daughter to pack up and head back to the plains. The father picked up his mat, which lay beside the gentle stream that led to the waterfall. He clutched the mat by his left hand and had a look at his cigarette which too, was like the evening sun-about to burn out. He gave it one final series of puffs and exhaled it into the forest creating a surreal imagery of smoke floating in the shade caused by the twigs that permeated light through the forest.…

4 months agoby katchutravels"The only downer is, everyone's got the same idea. We all travel thousands of miles just to watch TV and check in to somewhere with all the comforts of home, and you gotta ask yourself, what is the point of that?" Immortal lines from Alex Garland's 'The Beach'. This photo was taken at Haad Rin Beach where a bunch of travellers are ttying to pass through a rope of fire by bending and going below it. One of the liberating aspects of travel are the oppurtunities to be different people at different places and when the oppurtunity comes calling, its…

4 months agoby katchutravelsThis story was taken as part of #TheBeachTrail2017 on www.katchutravels.com **************************** Piers always have this fascinating feeling since it presents an open wide canvas in our largely constrained world within concrete jungles and matchboxes. The sea with its expanse also reminds you that ferries cant sail when yoh want it to, but only when the sea wants it. It stamps and tells that the biggest authority is nature and not a man made force, but it does so with mesemerising you with its beauty of a turquoise blue sea on a sunny day. We arrived at the pier remiscing sea…